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contest

 
 
/kənˈtest/ verb [T]

Translation

SAY STH IS WRONG to say formally that something is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed
itiraz etmek, karşı çıkmak
Mr Hughes went back to court to contest the verdict.1185691
COMPETE to compete for something
yarışmak, yarışmaya katılmak, müsabakaya girmek
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(Definition of contest verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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